1926-2026
Rose Marie McGregor Ward, age 100, of DuBois, PA., passed away on Monday, June 30, 2026. She was born on April 20, 1926, in Indiana, PA., to the late William (Bill) and Charlotte “Lottie” (Lidle) McGregor. At a very early age she moved with her parents to Rathmel, PA., where she spent the remainder of her early years. She attended the Rathmel school which at that time was a two room school housing eight grades. When the eight grades were completed she moved on to the Reynoldsville High School from which she graduated with the class of 1943. Rose then enrolled in the student nursing school at South Side Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. It was at this location that she met her future husband who was a hospital patient there and on September 4, 1947, in the Chapel of John Wesley Methodist Church in South Hills, Pittsburgh, they became husband and wife, a union which lasted for 71 years until his death.
They resided in Pittsburgh for a period of time before moving to Summerville, Pa. due to her husband’s teaching position in the high school there, and while living there she was a secretary in the office of the District Attorney of Jefferson County in Brookville, PA. Following this was a move to Reynoldsville, PA. where they built their home, raised their son and lived for 61 years. While living there she worked as a secretary in the office of Goss Brothers Welding Supply in Falls Creek, PA. from where she retired after 31 years of employment. At this point her lifestyle changed when she and John became “winter snowbirds” and followed the sun south to the warm weather and sunny beaches of Bonita Springs, Florida for 33 years.Rose was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Reynoldsville and the IFF Sunday School Class there which she taught for some time. For the past several years she and John had been residents of the new Independent Living
Apartments at Christ the King Manor in DuBois.
In addition to her husband and her parents she was pre-deceased by her brother Charles (“Sonny”) McGregor. She is survived by her son Jeffrey (Denise) Ward of Reynoldsville, grandson, Christopher (Rachel) and great-grandson, Cameron Ward of Sykesville, grand-daughter, Corrie (Shawn) and great-granddaughter Zoey Welsh of Reynoldsville.
All arrangements are private and are being handled by the Snyder - d’Argy Funeral Home, 206 E. Main St., Reynoldsville, PA 15851. Interment will be in the Reynoldsville Cemetery beside her husband. Online condolences and other information may be found by visiting www.dargyfh.com
